A new study out of the University of Vermont quantifies just how much migrating female whales do to sustain ocean ecosystems.

This canine-human success story is another sign of the growing use of dogs in conservation projects. Woman follows dog on ...

Climate change is also driving penguins to colonize new areas, or to stay in regions longer than they normally would, ...

The study suggests that even the faintest hint of penguin droppings in the water is enough to prompt krill into escape ...

Just a faint whiff of penguin poop pushes their favorite prey to take "frantic" evasive action, reveals new research.

The study, published in March in the journal Nature Communications, calculates that in oceans across the globe, great whales ...

Great rivers of whale pee make a remarkable contribution to Earth's cycling of nutrients, a new study reveals.

Scientists have spent a lot of time thinking about how the nutrients in whale feces—also known as whale pump —benefit species ...

Whale pee and other bi-products play a vital role in ocean ecosystems. Find out how they transport nutrients across the seas.

When whales migrate from their cold feeding grounds to warmer breeding waters, they carry tons of nutrients in their urine.

Now we can add whale urine to that list, according to a paper published in the journal Nature Communications. “Lots of people think of plants as the lungs of the planet, taking in carbon dioxide, and ...

New research shows that whales move nutrients thousands of miles—in their pee and poop—from as far as Alaska to Hawaii, supporting the health of tropical ecosystems and fish. UC Santa Cruz professors ...